My life's been a burden
Now I'm going home
I've been loaded down
I lived within you, but I rest alone
Now I'm going home
Farewell, family, everyone I've known
Now I'm going home
Ten minutes turned blood cold
My life's been a burden
Never saw my child
And burned the flesh off of me
And I leave this earthly ground
I've been loaded down
Now I've been set free
When my lover became my murderer
I've been loaded down
May my leaving not be in vain
Nor heard her little pound
Carry on, believe in, remember my name
Now I've been set free
My life's been a burden